DIOR MAISON Spring/Summer 2022 Collection
Vibrant, elegant and luxurious
Creative Director Cordelia de Castellan has created the DIOR BEES EN PROVENCE collection, a tribute to the bee, a lucky symbol. Golden bees perch on soft and elegant honey-colored clay plates, embellishing a range of crystal products such as glasses, candlesticks, salt pots and pepper bottles, or bring rattan ornaments and tableware to life.
The fresh and elegant design of the AQUARIUS collection of tableware recreates the babbling river that flows through the mill next to Mr. Dior's Mililaforet country house. The bright blue-green shading of the fish floats around and emerges between glassware, ceramic tableware and table fabrics. The embellishments are hand-embroidered or painted for elegance and luxury.
The first FENDI CASA flagship store opens in the center of Milan
The contrast between reality and fiction, light and shadow
FENDI Casa opened its first flagship store in The Piazza della Scala, a landmark building in the heart of Milan. The interior design incorporates FENDI's signature style and elements, where reality and fiction, light and shadow, contrasting decorative materials and elegant details complement each other.
A series of living, dining, bedroom and outdoor space home showrooms spread over two different floors, creating an immersive shopping experience for customers entering the world of FENDI Casa homes. The Madua chair, currently on display at the entrance of the flagship store, is inspired by the O'Lock logo in Delfina Delettrez Fendi's first FENDI collection launched at Fall/Winter 2021 Fashion Week.
Damien Hirst's first major solo exhibition in Japan
A dynamic view of cherry blossoms in full bloom
The National Art Center Tokyo, in collaboration with the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art, organized Damien Hirst's first major solo exhibition in Japan, where 24 large-scale cherry blossom paintings were brought together. In his latest oil series, Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom, Hearst creates a set of colorful dynamic landscapes that offer a unique interpretation of Western painting from Post-Impressionism to Action.
The largest of these paintings is completed on a huge canvas more than 5 meters high and 7 meters wide, and the viewer in front of the painting is transported into a dreamy world, as if under a cherry blossom tree, where cherry blossoms with a short but brilliant life are blooming.
Duration: March 2 – May 23, 2022 Venue: National New Art Museum, Tokyo
BACCARAT Mother's Day Selection
Bring precious hearts to the most loved her
BACCARAT has selected a gift to welcome Mother's Day, and the classic red box supports the fervent heart and offers infinite surprises to the mother in the name of love. Craftsmen combine crystal glass with 24K pure gold powder at temperatures of 1450 degrees Celsius to create a unique "Baccarat" red, and BACCARAT offers the iconic red crystal to add color to every warm moment.
The louxor luso series of crystal vases precisely geometric miter technology allows each beam of light to be reflected to the diamond's cut crystal surface to the maximum, creating a brilliant optical effect that gives the bouquet a unique composition. Bathed in the sun, together with the flowers, it shows the warm feelings of intimacy with the mother.
IKEA launches a new range of home fragrances
Awaken to primitive memories of nature
IKEA has launched a new range of home fragrances inspired by the essence of outdoor and home life, with a total of eight different scented candles. The collection also includes two signature fragrances launched with longtime partner Ilse Crawford, inspired by the Scandinavian Forests.
Two of the scents were designed by Ilse Crawford, and the ADLAD Arad scent is inspired by the Scandinavian forests, making people think back to what it was like to live there. Enstaka Scent has the smoky scent of a campfire, symbolizing the consistent need for warmth.
GUBI's new Obello Lamp
A romantic flower melts into the clouds
GUBI debuted outdoor portable USB desk lamps in 2022, depicting romantic imaginations with flexible "lights". Obello's lamp body is made of mouth-blown frosted glass and tempered to make the product an outdoor-friendly light source.
Obello has 3 adjustable light sources to meet nearly 40 hours of standby time, and has its side at every moment to meet the diverse needs of the space for light sources.
OPPLE's new generation of fan lights
Leading the way in this summer's new fashion
OPPLE has launched a new generation of fan lights with more than 10 innovative technologies. The new generation of DC motor, small size and light weight (only 580g), strong and stable, high efficiency and energy saving, running sound as low as 32 decibels, whispering level silent enjoyment; fluid curved three-leaf design, up to 140m³ / min super air volume, easily cover a larger space. Its integrated structural design, high protection up to IP40, no fear of dust insects.
In addition, the use of patented true color light, close to the solar spectrum, high explicit Ra95, accurate reproduction of true color, light effect is real, natural and comfortable. This high-quality fan lamp launched by OPPLE has opened a high standard of "new wind generation".
Nespresso Coffee is a sustainable approach
Protect the diversity and beauty of the earth
On the occasion of the 53rd Earth Day, Nespresso Coffee takes this opportunity to call on more coffee lovers to join the action of sustainable development, make positive changes with a cup of high-quality coffee, and jointly protect the diversity and beauty of the earth.
The recycling and reuse of used coffee capsules is one of the most important initiatives for the sustainable development of Nespresso Coffee. After the coffee capsules are recycled, the coffee grounds are separated from the aluminum coffee capsule shell, which is converted into organic fertilizer and recycled on the farm, and the aluminum shell is smelted into industrial raw materials or made into a new "second life" product.
CULTI's new home fragrance spreadING MOUNT
Feel the pristine purity of relaxation
CULTI launches a new home fragrance expansion - MOUNTAIN Mountain Retreat. Inspired by the mist that permeates the mountains at the turn of the seasons and the warm scent of wood burning in cozy huts in the lush forest. Continuing the consistent boxy design of the CULTI DÉCOR series. The simple geometric lines and the mysterious ink brown and black show the smooth demeanor of everyone.
Woody notes bring warmth and comfort to the space. The creation of the fragrance begins with citrus leaves, fresh and lively, evoking infinite imagination, and the aromatic transition aroma of herbs paves the way for the distinct smell of cedar wood and laudan resin, so that this fragrant journey of mountain retreat is presented one by one.
Outland and Rachel Rose launch the NFT creation
A painting universe reconstructed by digital technology
Outland, an emerging crypto art platform, will collaborate with American visual artist Rachel Rose to complete the artist's first NFT series, L'informe, a series of new works with a personal emotional experience, including five delicate digital paintings, all drawn on the iPad by the artist, documenting Rose's inner world as he adjusted to his motherhood.
The titles of the "L'informe" series borrow a term used by the French philosopher Georges Bataille to describe the invisible, a concept that art historians have interpreted as a description of how abstract forms are experienced by the brain and body. Rose completed the series during the postpartum depression of her second child, which began a period of her artistic career dominated by black-and-white abstract paintings.
UCCA 15th Anniversary Council Collection Exhibition
Common site
In order to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the establishment of UCCA Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, nearly 100 works created by 53 domestic and foreign artists from the UCCA Council Collection are selected to discuss the clues and future pictures of the development of contemporary art in China and the world with the five topics of landscape, individuality, tradition, image and concept as the starting point.
The exhibition is divided into five chapters, through the representative works created by domestic and foreign artists in various historical periods of the development of contemporary art, from the five topics of "flowing landscape", "individual agility", "whose tradition", "image and forgetting", "rethinking the concept" to relive the historical context of creation at that time, interpret the position of these collections in the narrative of contemporary art, and discuss and prospect the future development of contemporary art.
Exhibition period: April 16 - July 3, 2022
Venue: UCCA Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing
cc-tapis launches Marco de Vincenzo co-branded carpet
Incorporate filigree fabric into carpet design
cc-tapis teamed up with designer Marco De Vincenzo to create a new collection. The cc-tapis brand excels at working with contemporary designers and artists to combine eco-friendly concepts with artisanal craftsmanship, while Marco De Vincenzo is adept at blending individual fabrics with patterns and tailoring techniques.
The new product incorporates Lulux metal fabric into carpet design, presented in a rainbow color, which is both aesthetically pleasing and practical.
Etoffe.com launched a new series of wallpapers
Think about the relationship between people and the natural environment
Etoffe.com joined forces with French artist and muralist Claire Prouvost to launch a new series of wallpapers, influenced by Cubist painting and deconstructionism, which are composed of geometric shapes and floral motifs.
The colorful colors and patterns on the wallpaper bring different senses of atmosphere to the interior, which is not only a tribute to nature, but also hopes to remind people to explore and think about the relationship with nature through design.
Architensions creates the Art Installation of the Coachella Festival
Evokes the joy of exploration
Architensions' "playground" installation consists of four steel-framed towers, which are modular scaffolding and available in a variety of styles and materials. The vertical grid of the installation is magenta and yellow, the square is cyan, and the rest is monochrome similar to the three primary colors.
The installation was inspired by Constant Nieuwenhuys's Neo-Babylon. The "playground" installation provides an opportunity for people to experience a place of leisure. Interacting with the spatial entity, the user is both an audience and a performer, constituting a vibrant color experience of fun.
The exhibition hall of architect Oscar Niemeyer's posthumous works is unveiled
The connection of the building to the surrounding landscape
The architect Oscar Niemeyer's posthumous exhibition hall was inaugurated in France, consisting of a glass gallery and a white cylindrical auditorium with 80 seats inside. The exterior wading pool gives the building a richer visual effect through the reflection of light, while emphasizing the connection of the pavilion to the surrounding landscape.
Lacoste Castle, the latest architectural work, showcases Oscar Niemeyer's iconic design elements, such as the blend of solid and transparent volumes and the use of water in the environment. The pavilion is located in a vineyard that can be reached through the vines of the field.
Beyond Color, Shirley Wong, opens
Visual presentation of diverse regional customs
Artist Shirley Wong's solo exhibition Beyond Color showcases her recent series of works. The diverse regional customs and rich emotional accumulation make her works more bright colors, brilliant pictures, and strong artistic expression to bring viewers visual impact and sensory experience.
Influenced by Abstract Expressionist painting, her works often stack soft colors together, and casually use different color blocks and lines to show artistic ideas in her works.
Exhibition period: April 9 - June 10, 2022
Venue: Shenzhen Color Circle Gallery
The Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition opens
The influence of the times of neo-expressionist artists
The exhibition presents more than 200 rare or even unpublished works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, including paintings, drawings, multimedia, etc., telling the story of Jean-Michel Basquiat's creation from many perspectives.
In addition to the collection, the exhibition showcases scenes such as the artist's family home, a studio in Great Jones St., and an exclusive lounge at Palladium in New York. Intertwine his artistic life with his personal influence and the era in which he lived.
Duration: From 9 April 2022 onwards
Location: Starrett-Lehigh Building, New York
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